Houston Astros defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2

HOUSTON - Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse regained his familiar form in his second game back from the disabled list, but he couldn't avoid a familiar foe.

Houston outfielder Carlos Lee, who had feasted on Lohse since their days of yore in the American League Central, inverted the Cardinals' early lead with a three-run homer that proved the difference in a 3-2 victory Monday. The quietly contending Astros bumped their record to better than .500 at 47-46 by taking the first ...